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LETTEROFINTENT
October4,2004
To:
AirwavesSoundDesignLtd.
SecondFloor,25EastSecondAvenue
Vancouver,BC,CanadaV5T1B3
RE:
Purchaseofalloftheissuedandoutstandingshares(the"Shares")
ofAirwavesSoundDesignLtd.andAirwavesDigitalGroupLtd.
ThefollowingsetsoutthebasictermsuponwhichwewouldbepreparedtopurchasetheShares.Thetermsarenotcomprehensiveandweexpectthatadditionalterms,includingreasonablewarrantiesandrepresentations,willbeincorporatedintoaformalagreement(the"FormalAgreement")tobenegotiated.Thebasictermsareasfollows:
1.Purchaser:
InternetS,Inc.(the"Purchaser")
2.Target:
AirwavesSoundDesignLtd.andAirwavesDigitalGroupLtd.(collectively,the"Target")
3.PrincipalShareholders:
AlexDownieandanyothershareholdersoftheTarget(the"Vendors")
4.Shares:
ThePurchaseragreestopurchasefromtheVendorsandtheVendorsagreetosell,assignandtransferandtocauseallholdersoftheSharestosell,assignandtransfertothePurchaser,theSharesfreeandclearofallliens,chargesandencumbrances.
5.Transaction:
ThePurchaser,theTargetandtheVendorswillenterintoabusinesscombination(the"Combination")wherebythePurchaserwillacquirealloftheissuedandoutstandingsecuritiesoftheTargetfromalltheVendorsinexchangefor500,000sharesinthecapitalofthePurchaserandoptionstopurchase1,500,000sharesinthecapitalofthePurchaseratanexercisepricepershareequaltothepricepersharepaidbytheinstitutionalinvestorsintheFinancing(asdefinedherein),whichoptionswillvestasismutuallyagreedtoamongthePurchaserandtheVendors(the"Acquisition").
6.Structure:
InordertofacilitatetheAcquisition,thePurchaser,theTargetandtheVendorsagreethateachwillusetheirbesteffortstoformulateastructurefortheCombinationwhichisacceptabletoeachofthepartiesandwhichisformulatedto:
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ocomplywithallnecessarylegalandregulatoryrequirements;
o
ominimizeoreliminateanyadversetaxconsequences;and
o
obeascosteffectiveaspossible.
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7.Financing:
TheVendorshaveadvisedthePurchaserthatitwillarrangefortheprivateplacementofsharesinthecapitalofthePurchaserforaminimumof$2million,whichinvestmentwillcloseonorbeforetheClosing(asdefinedherein)andwillbeonthesametermsastheinvestmenttobemadebyinstitutionalinvestorsbeingarrangedbythePurchaser'sadvisors,WestLBSecurities(the"Financing").AportionoftheproceedsraisedinconnectionwiththistransactioncontemplatedbythisLetterofIntent,shallbeallocatedtowardthepurchaseofacompanyinvolvedinpostproductionvideoservicesontermsacceptabletothePurchaser.
8.AccesstoInformation:
ImmediatelyuponexecutionofthisLetterofIntent,thePurchaseranditsadvisorswillhavefullaccessduringnormalbusinesshoursto,ortheTargetandtheVendorswilldelivertothePurchaser,copiesofalldocuments(the"Materials")pertainingtotheoperationsoftheTarget.
9.Condition(s)Precedent:
TheobligationofthePurchasertopurchasetheShareswillbesubjecttosatisfactionorwrittenwaiverbythePurchaserofthefollowingcondition(s)(the"ConditionsPrecedent")within10daysafterexecutionanddeliveryoftheFormalAgreement:
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oreviewandapprovalofallmaterialsinthepossessionandcontroloftheTargetandtheVendorswhicharegermanetothedecisiontopurchasetheShares;
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othePurchaseranditssolicitorshavinghadareasonableopportunitytoperformthesearchesandotherduediligencereasonableorcustomaryinatransactionofasimilarnaturetothatcontemplatedhereinandthatboththesolicitorsandthePurchaseraresatisfiedwiththeresultsofsuchduediligence;
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othePurchaseranditsaccountanthavinghadareasonableopportunitytoreviewtheauditedfinancialstatements(includingcorporatetaxreturns,generalledgerlistings,adjustingentriesandopeningtrialbalances)oftheTarget,preparedinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciplesandthatboththePurchaseranditsaccountantaresatisfiedwiththecontentofsuchfinancialstatements;
o
osatisfactoryarrangementsbeingmadetohirehourlyandsalariedstaffnecessarytooperatethebusinessoftheTargetincludingtheTargetenteringintoanexecutivemanagementcontractwithAlexDownie;
o
othePurchaserobtainingtheconsentfromanypartiesfromwhomconsenttothetransferoftheSharesisrequired;
o
othePurchaserobtainingconfirmationthatanynamesusedinthebusinessoftheTargetisavailableforusebythePurchaserandcanberegisteredasatrademarkofthePurchaser;
o
onomaterialadversechangehavingoccurredinconnectionwiththebusinessoftheTargetortheShares;
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oallrepresentationsandwarrantiesoftheTargetandtheVendorsbeingtrueandallcovenantsoftheTargetandtheVendorshavingbeenperformedinallmaterialrespectsasoftheClosing;
o
onolegalproceedingspendingorthreatenedtoenjoin,restrictorprohibitthetransactionscontemplatedinthisLetterofIntent;
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oasatisfactorylegalopinionbeingavailablefromVendors'counsel;
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ocompletionofsatisfactoryphysicalinspectionoftheassetsoftheTarget;
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osatisfactoryreviewoftitletotheassetsoftheTarget;and
o
oapprovaloftheBoardofDirectorsofthePurchaserbeingobtained.
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oItwouldbetheexpectationofthePurchaserthatmanyoftheConditionsPrecedentwillbenarrowedoreliminatedaltogetherasthePurchasercompletesitsduediligenceandtheFormalAgreementandschedulestheretoarefinalized.
10.ReturnofMaterials:
TheMaterialswillbereturnedtotheTargetand/ortheVendors,asapplicable,ordestroyediftheFormalAgreementisnotexecutedwithinthetimeprovided.
11.Closing:
Theclosing(the"Closing")ofthetransactionscontemplatedbythisLetterofIntentwilloccurnotlaterthan10daysfollowingthesatisfactionorwrittenwaiverbythePurchaseroftheConditionsPrecedent.AttheClosing,theVendorswilltransfertheSharestothePurchaserfreefromanyoutstandingliens,charges,claimsorencumbrancesandexecuteallsuchdocumentsasthePurchaser'ssolicitorsmayrequireinordertoeffectsuchtransferincludingarestrictivecovenantagreementthattheVendorswillnotcompeteanywhereinCanadawiththePurchaserinconnectionwiththebusinessoftheTarget.TheClosingmaytakeplacebyexchangeoftheappropriatesolicitor'sundertakings,whichwillinvolveeachparty'ssolicitorsdeliveringtohisorhercounterpartallrequiredcashanddocumentation,tobeheldintrustandnotreleaseduntilallsuchcashanddocumentationhasbeenexecutedanddeliveredtothePurchaser.
12.Costs:
ThePurchaserandtheVendorswilleachbeartheirownexpensesinconnectionwiththisLetterofIntentandthepurchaseandsaleoftheShares.
13.Confidentiality:
AllnegotiationsregardingtheTargetandtheShareswillbeconfidentialandwillnotbedisclosedtoanyoneotherthanrespectiveadvisorsandinternalstaffofthepartiesandnecessarythirdparties,suchaslendersapproachedforfinancing.Nopressorotherpublicityreleasewillbeissuedtothegeneralpublicconcerningtheproposedtransactionwithoutmutualconsentunlessrequiredbylaw,andthenonlyuponpriorwrittennoticetotheotherparty.
14.PurchaseandSaleAgreement:
UponexecutionofthisLetterofIntent,thePurchaserwillprepareadraftoftheFormalAgreementfortheVendors'review.
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15.GoodFaithNegotiations:
EachofthePurchaserandtheVendorswillacthonestly,diligentlyandingoodfaithintheirrespectiveendeavorstonegotiate,settleandexecutetheFormalAgreementwithin90daysfollowingtheexecutionofthisLetterofIntent.
16.ExclusiveOpportunity:
FollowingtheexecutionofthisLetterofIntent,theVendorswillnotnegotiateorenterintodiscussionswithanyotherpartyoroffertheSharesoranyinterestthereinforsaletoanyotherpartyuntilthetimehereinprovidedforsettlementoftheFormalAgreementhasexpired.
17.StandstillAgreement:
FollowingtheexecutionofthisLetterofIntentanduntiltheClosing,theVendorswillnot,directlyorindirectly,purchaseorsellanysecuritiesofthePurchaser.
18.NotaBindingAgreement:
ThisLetterofIntentdoesnotcreateabindingcontractandwillnotbeenforceable,exceptinrespectoftheobligationssetoutinparagraphs10,13,15,16and17.OnlytheFormalAgreement,dulyexecutedanddeliveredbytheVendorsandPurchaser,willbeenforceable,anditwillsupersedetheprovisionsofthisLetterofIntentandallotheragreementsandunderstandingsbetweenthePurchaserandtheVendorswithrespecttothesubjectmatterofthisLetterofIntent.
19.Currency:
Allreferencesto"$"inthisLetterofIntentshallrefertocurrencyoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
20.ProperLaw:
ThisLetterofIntentwillbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththelawoftheProvinceofBritishColumbiaandthepartiesherebyattorntothejurisdictionoftheCourtsofcompetentjurisdictionoftheProvinceofBritishColumbiainanyproceedinghereunder.
21.CounterpartsandElectronicMeans:
ThisLetterofIntentmaybeexecutedinseveralcounterparts,eachofwhichwillbedeemedtobeanoriginalandallofwhichwilltogetherconstituteoneandthesameinstrument.DeliverytousofanexecutedcopyofthisLetterofIntentbyelectronicfacsimiletransmissionorothermeansofelectroniccommunicationcapableofproducingaprintedcopywillbedeemedtobeexecutionanddeliverytousofthisLetterofIntentasofthedateofsuccessfultransmissiontous.
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